jeu

Japanese: jeu
jeu

...Spectacle (hereafter, as used in the following) expresses the most fundamental characteristic of theater as something to be shown. The English word play or the French word jeu emphasizes the playfulness of what happens on stage and the fictional nature that results from it, while the English word performance refers to the special physical skills required for such a performance and their results. In Japanese, the word theatron, or the word for theatrical arts along with the spectator seating, is 'play'.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "jeu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…以下慣用に従いスペクタクルとする)は,〈見せるもの〉としての演劇の最も基底的な特性を表す。また,英語play(プレー)あるいはフランス語jeu(ジュー)は,舞台上で行われることの〈遊戯性〉とそれに基づく〈虚構性〉を強調するし,英語でperformance(パフォーマンス)といえば,そのような〈演戯〉に要求される特殊な身体的技能とその成果を問題にする。 日本語でも,テアトロン,つまり見物席とともに舞台芸術を指すことばは〈芝居〉である。…

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